Showing papers in "Earth-Science Reviews in 2018"
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TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review of statistical methods for landslide susceptibility modelling and associated terrain zonations is presented, revealing a significant heterogeneity of thematic data types and scales, modelling approaches, and model evaluation criteria.
957 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors carried out geological and paleomagnetic investigations on East Asian blocks and associated orogenic belts, supported by a NSFC Major Program entitled “Reconstructions of East Asian Blocks in Pangea”.
533 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the pore size distribution and 3D pore connectivity are evaluated from NMR and XCT analysis, and the NMR spectrum is also linked to the macroscopic performance, and pore network is determined from N 2 GA, and fractal theory is introduced to explain the irregularity and heterogeneity of pore throat structure characteristics.
410 citations
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TL;DR: The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake) as discussed by the authors is a comprehensive record of earthquake sequences postulated to be induced by anthropogenic activity, spanning the period 1868-2016.
307 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, a series of paleogeographic reconstructions for these major blocks and lesser terranes of East Asia between mid-Ordovician and late Jurassic times was presented.
210 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the Andean orogeny is reconstructed by integrating regional stratigraphic relationships with data on sediment accumulation, provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing.
209 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review on the need for adaptation as well as the challenges and constraints many adaptation projects are faced with, and lays out future directions where opportunities exist to develop successful, culturally acceptable and sustainable adaptation strategies.
207 citations
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TL;DR: A review of sediment connectivity indices can be found in this paper, where the authors focus on terrestrial geomorphic systems dominated by processes that are driven by hydro-meteorological forcing, neglecting seismically triggered events and environments controlled by eolian processes.
203 citations
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TL;DR: The COPSE biogeochemical model as mentioned in this paper predicts the coupled histories and controls on atmospheric O2, CO2 and ocean composition over Phanerozoic time and has been extended and altered a number of times since being published in 2004.
195 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantitatively synthesized different ecosystem services provided by cover crops (e.g., erosion control, water quality regulation, soil moisture retention, accumulation of soil organic matter and microbial biomass, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, weed and pest control, as well as yield of the subsequent cash crop) using data from previous publications.
192 citations
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TL;DR: This worldwide review is organized describing and discussing the main components of 24 Te-LEWSs, following an original conceptual model based on four main tiles: setting, modelling, warning and response.
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TL;DR: The Dharwar Craton formed by assembly of micro-blocks with independent thermal records and accretionary histories is analyzed in this paper, which provides important insights into building of continents in the Early Earth.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of diagenesis and diagenetic minerals on reservoir quality in tight sandstones, and established a model for prediction of Diagenetic facies via well logs, as assessed from peer reviewed papers in the literature as well as from the authors' personal experiences.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the long-term trajectories of the European floodplain system from sediment-based dating to sedaDNA have been examined, showing that early Holocene streams were predominantly multi-channel (anabranching) systems, often choked with vegetation and relatively rarely single-channel actively meandering systems.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive summary of the state of the art knowledge, underpins the science associated with gas adsorption/desorption, swelling/shrinkage in coals and discusses petrophysical properties (porosity, permeability, etc.) as functions of pressures, temperatures, moisture content and coal rank.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a deeper insight into drilling through shale formations by providing few approaches for different circumstances, and it appears that silicate based muds and thermally activated mud emulsion (TAME) are the best option to mitigate shale related issues, but more studies are required to provide a permanent solution for this very complicated issue.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a more systematic description and classification of clinoform successions is presented, which is a crucial step to improve predictions of facies and lithology distribution within shoreline to continental shelf and abyssal plain successions, together with the genesis, drivers and dynamics of their constituent sedimentary units.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the most common type of IG waves, those induced by the presence of groups in incident short waves, and three related mechanisms explain their generation: (1) the development, shoaling and release of waves bound to the short-wave group envelopes (2) the modulation by these envelopes of the location where short waves break, and (3) the merging of bores (breaking wave front, resembling to a hydraulic jump) inside the surfzone.
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TL;DR: Based on the geochronological and geochemical data, the authors showed that the Neoproterozoic igneous rocks in the western and northern margins of the Yangtze Block were formed in subduction and rift-related tectonic settings, respectively.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review reveals that while shale is oil-wet in presence of air when compared to water (oil contact angle is much lower than water contact angle in air) based on contact angle measurements, it is preferentially waterwet when converted to hydrocarbon/brine/shale system using Young equation no matter what composition shale has or what type of oil or brine is used.
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Queen Mary University of London1, University of Portsmouth2, Manchester Metropolitan University3, University of Iceland4, University of St Andrews5, University of Sheffield6, University of Manchester7, Durham University8, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań9, Humboldt University of Berlin10, Charles University in Prague11, University of Salzburg12, Sheffield Hallam University13, Stockholm University14
TL;DR: A review and assessment of the various glacial geomorphological methods and datasets currently available, with a focus on their applicability in particular glacial settings is provided in this article.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview on the lithology, geochemistry, geochronology, Lu-Hf isotopes and metamorphic history of the Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic rocks in the major basement terranes from the central segment of the TNCO.
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British Geological Survey1, University of Leicester2, University of Cambridge3, University College London4, Heidelberg University5, Brock University6, University of Colorado Boulder7, University of Vienna8, Stanford University9, Free University of Berlin10, Silesian University of Technology11, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research12, American Museum of Natural History13, Australian National University14, University of Washington15, Smithsonian Institution16
TL;DR: In this article, the suitability of different stratified palaeoenvironmental settings and facies as potential hosts for a candidate GSSP and auxiliary sections, and the relevant stratigraphical markers for correlation are evaluated for their strengths and weaknesses in this respect.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a state-of-the-art regarding research on soil piping and address the main research gaps, which can help to better understand landscape evolution and hillslope hydrology and soil erosion that include pipeflow and piping erosion.
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University of York1, Uppsala University2, University of the Witwatersrand3, Saint Louis University4, Ghent University5, Royal Museum for Central Africa6, Max Planck Society7, University of Lausanne8, University of Nairobi9, Mahidol University10, Stockholm University11, University of South Africa12, Kenya Wildlife Service13, University of Queensland14, University of Kent15, University of Aberdeen16, University of KwaZulu-Natal17, University College London18, Linnaeus University19, University of Cape Town20, Kyambogo University21, Mbarara University of Science and Technology22, University of Pennsylvania23, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute24, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology25, University of Cambridge26, Institut de recherche pour le développement27, Seoul National University28
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compile archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data from East Africa to document land-cover change, and environmental, subsistence and land-use transitions over the past 6000 years.
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TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the methods and approaches used for the evaluation of aquifer vulnerability for resource and source protection is presented in this paper, where the major challenges of vulnerability assessment are highlighted and a way forward is suggested.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the origin of porphyry copper deposits in the Himalaya-Tibetan orogenic belt is investigated using available data on whole rock and isotope geochemistry for Cenozoic igneous rocks.
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TL;DR: In this article, the utility and reliability of zircon-based thermometers for petrogenetic studies was reviewed and it was shown that T Zircsat is a theoretical temperature and cannot be used to constrain magmatic or partial melting temperatures.
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TL;DR: This article investigated the magnitude and timing of climate variability during the Little Ice Age (LIA) in the mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, based on a wide range of natural records (including from glacial, periglacial, and lacustrine/peatland areas; fluvial/alluvial deposits; speleothems; and tree rings), historical documents, and early instrument data.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate Nd-Hf isotopic data from published works as a tool to present isotopic maps highlighting the location of major tectonic structures and their relationship with the distribution of mineral deposits in the south-eastern part of the North China Craton (NCC).